• 10Be surface exposure dating of the deglaciation of northernmost Norway and Finland 

      Anjar, Johanna; Akçar, Naki; Lakeman, Thomas; Larsen, Eiliv; Seiler, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      During the Last Glacial Maximum, the coast of Finnmark county, northern Norway, was covered by the Scandinavian Ice Sheet (SIS), which coalesced with the Barents Sea Ice Sheet (BSIS) off the coast. The region is thus ...
    • 2500 years of anthropogenic and climatic landscape transformation in the Stymphalia polje, Greece 

      Seguin, Joana; Bintliff, John L; Grootes, Pieter Meiert; Bauersachs, Thorsten; Dörfler, Walter; Heymann, Christian; Manning, Sturt W.; Müller, Samuel; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Nelle, Oliver; Steier, Peter; Weber, Jan; Wild, Eva-Maria; Zagana, Eleni; Unkel, Ingmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Lacustrine sediments generally record landscape development in the lake's catchment area controlled by palaeoclimatic and human induced changes. To improve our understanding on the anthropogenic and climatic influences on ...
    • Actuarial senescence progresses similarly across sites and species in four boreal orchids 

      Tholstrup, Ditte Wiig; Sletvold, Nina; Øien, Dag-Inge; Moen, Asbjørn; Colchero, Fernando; Dahlgren, Johan Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      1. Whole-plant senescence, defined as a decrease in individual fitness as an organism grows older, has often been assumed to not occur in plants; however, it has now been detected in a range of plant taxa. Still, reported ...
    • Archaeological Surveying of Subarctic and Arctic Landscapes: Comparing the Performance of Airborne Laser Scanning and Remote Sensing Image Data 

      Thuestad, Alma Elizabeth; Risbøl, Ole; Kleppe, Jan Ingolf; Barlindhaug, Stine; myrvoll, elin rose (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      What can remote sensing contribute to archaeological surveying in subarctic and arctic landscapes? The pros and cons of remote sensing data vary as do areas of utilization and methodological approaches. We assessed the ...
    • At the threshold of the Viking Age: New dendrochronological dates for the Kvalsund ship and boat bog offerings (Norway) 

      Nordeide, Sæbjørg Walaker; Bonde, Niels; Thun, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Kvalsund in the Herøy archipelago, Møre og Romsdal County, provides a sheltered harbour in a high-risk seascape along the west coast of Norway: the peninsula Stadlandet is considered the most dangerous part of the seaway ...
    • Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing 

      Hernández-Alonso, Germán; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Sun, Xin; Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Martins, Nuno F.; Ciucani, Marta Maria; Mak, Sarah S. T.; Lanigan, Liam Thomas; Clausen, Cecilie G.; Bhak, Jong; Jeon, Sungwon; Kim, Changjae; Eo, Kyung Yeon; Cho, Seong-Ho; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Gantulga, Gankhuyag; Unudbayasgalan, Zunduibaatar; Kosintsev, Pavel A.; Stenøien, Hans Kristen; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The taxonomic status of the now likely extirpated Korean Peninsula wolf has been extensively debated, with some arguing it represents an independent wolf lineage, Canis coreanus. To investigate the Korean wolf's genetic ...
    • A dated volcano-tectonic deformation event in Jan Mayen causing landlocking of Arctic charr 

      Larsen, Eiliv; Lyså, Astrid; Höskuldsson, Ármann; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Power, Michael; Tassis, Georgios; Wastegård, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We provide the first documentation of tectonic deformation resulting from a volcanic eruption on the island of Jan Mayen. Vertical displacement of about 14 m southwest of the stratovolcano Beerenberg is associated with an ...
    • Dendrochronological analysis of 19 Norwegian grain chests 

      Thun, Terje; Svarva, Helene Løvstrand (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Nineteen Norwegian grain chests made of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) were analyzed by measuring tree-ring widths on photographs and scanned pictures. Seventeen of the chests were successfully dated by dendrochronology. ...
    • Earthworms, Darwin and prehistoric agriculture-Chernozem genesis reconsidered 

      Dreibrodt, Stefan; Hofmann, Robert; Dal Corso, Marta; Bork, Hans-Rudolf; Duttmann, Rainer; Martini, Sarah J.; Saggau, Philipp; Schwark, Lorenz; Shatilo, Liudmyla; Videiko, Michail; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Grootes, Pieter Meiert; Kirleis, Wiebke; Müller, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Chernozems are among the most fertile agricultural soils on Earth and are important terrestrial carbon reservoirs. Since the Miocene-advent of grassland-ecosystems, they develop on fine-grained calcareous parent materials, ...
    • The extinct Sicilian wolf shows a complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs 

      Ciucani, Marta Maria; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Hernández-Alonso, Germán; Carmagnini, Alberto; Aninta, Sabhrina Gita; Sun, Xin; Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth; Lanigan, Liam Thomas; Fracasso, Ilaria; Clausen, Cecilie G.; Aspi, Jouni; Kojola, Ilpo; Baltrūnaitė, Laima; Balčiauskas, Linas; Moore, Jane; Åkesson, Mikael; Saarma, Urmas; Hindrikson, Maris; Hulva, Pavel; Bolfíková, Barbora Černá; Nowak, Carsten; Godinho, Raquel; Smith, Steve; Paule, Ladislav; Nowak, Sabina; Mysłajek, Robert W.; Lo Brutto, Sabrina; Ciucci, Paolo; Boitani, Luigi; Vernesi, Cristiano; Stenøien, Hans Kristen; Smith, Oliver; Frantz, Laurent; Rossi, Lorenzo; Angelici, Francesco Maria; Cilli, Elisabetta; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Sicilian wolf remained isolated in Sicily from the end of the Pleistocene until its extermination in the 1930s–1960s. Given its long-term isolation on the island and distinctive morphology, the genetic origin of the ...
    • Findings from an in-Depth Annual Tree-Ring Radiocarbon Intercomparison 

      Wacker, Lukas; Scott, Ethel Marian; Bayliss, Alex; Brown, David; Bard, Édouard; Bollhalder, Silvia; Friedrich, Michael; Capano, Manuela; Cherkinsky, Alexander; Chivall, David; Culleton, Brendan J.; Dee, Michael W; Friedrich, Ronny; Hodgins, Gregory W.L.; Hogg, Alan G.; Kennett, Douglas J.; Knowles, Timothy D.; Kuitems, Margot; Lange, Todd E.; Miyake, Fusa; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Nakamura, Toshio; Naysmith, J.P.; Olsen, Jesper; Omori, Toshihiko; Petchey, Fiona; Philippsen, Bente; Ramsey, Christopher Bronk; Prasad, G.V.A.; Seiler, Martin; Southon, John; Staff, Richard A.; Tuna, Thibaut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The radiocarbon (14C) calibration curve so far contains annually resolved data only for a short period of time. With accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) matching the precision of decay counting, it is now possible to ...
    • First 10Be measurements at Trondheim 1 MV AMS 

      Seiler, Martin; Anjar, Johanna; Værnes, Einar; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Scognamiglio, Grazia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The performance of the Trondheim 1 MV AMS system for 10Be measurements has been investigated. While the initial acceptance tests were done using the 1 + 1+ charge state, we concluded that the 2 + 2+ charge state offers ...
    • Gas Ion Source Performance of the EnvironMICADAS at HEKAL Laboratory, Debrecen, Hungary 

      Molnar, Mihaly; Meszaros, Marianna; Janovics, Robert; Major, Istvan; Hubay, Katalin; Buro, Botond; Varga, Tamas; Kertesz, Titanilla; Gergely, Virag; Vas, Adam; Orsovszki, Gergely; Molnar, Anita; Veres, Mihaly; Seiler, Martin; Wacker, Lukas; Jull, A J Timothy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      A coupled accelerator mass spectrometer–gas interface system has been successfully operating at the Hertelendi Laboratory of Environmental Studies, Debrecen, Hungary, since 2013. Over the last 6 years more than 500 gas ...
    • Ginnerup Revisited. New Excavations at a Key Neolithic Site on Djursland, Denmark 

      Klassen, Lutz; Rasmussen, Uffe; Kveiborg, Jakob; Richards, Michael; Orlando, Ludovic; Svenning, Jens-Christian; Ritchie, Kenneth; Andreasen, Marianne Høyem; Philippsen, Bente; Iversen, Rune; Johannsen, Niels N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      New excavations of an enclosure–related site at Ginnerup on Djursland, Denmark, in 2020 resulted in the identification of several features contain-ing depositions of marine shells. One of these, A4, is a natural depression ...
    • HESSEL de VRIES: RADIOCARBON PIONEER from GRONINGEN 

      Grootes, Pieter Meiert; Van Der Plicht, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Hessel de Vries contributed to radiocarbon (14C) dating for only one short decade. Yet, his development of proportional CO2 counting greatly facilitated 14C measurements, improved their reproducibility, and lowered both ...
    • The impact of farming on prehistoric culinary practices throughout Northern Europe 

      Lucquin, Alexandre; Robson, Harry K.; Oras, Ester; Lundy, Jasmine; Moretti, Giulia; González Carretero, Lara; Dekker, Joannes; Demirci, Özge; Dolbunova, Ekaterina; McLaughlin, T. Rowan; Piezonka, Henny; Talbot, Helen M.; Adamczak, Kamil; Czekaj-Zastawny, Agnieszka; Groß, Daniel; Gumiński, Witold; Hartz, Sönke; Kabaciński, Jacek; Koivisto, Satu; Linge, Trond Eilev; Meyer, Ann-Katrin; Mökkönen, Teemu; Philippsen, Bente; Piličiauskas, Gytis; Visocka, Vanda; Kriiska, Aivar; Raemaekers, Daan; Meadows, John; Heron, Carl; Craig, Oliver E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      To investigate changes in culinary practices associated with the arrival of farming, we analysed the organic residues of over 1,000 pottery vessels from hunter-gatherer-fisher and early agricultural sites across Northern ...
    • Myrpinner og fuglefangst : gamle tolkninger og nye dateringer 

      Sylvester, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Fenomenet myrpinner har vært kjent i norsk arkeologi i mer enn 130 år, men det er ikke presentert noe sammenfattende om temaet i den arkeologiske litteraturen siden 1907. I artikkelen «De gaadefulde myrpæle» av sognepresten ...
    • OSL dating of Weichselian ice-free periods at Skorgenes, Western Norway 

      Anjar, Johanna; Alexanderson, Helena; Larsen, Eiliv; Lyså, Astrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      During recent years, many sites with sediments pre-dating the Last Glacial Maximum have been identified in formerly glaciated areas. As more and better dates are presented from these sites, the dynamic behaviour of the ...
    • Palaeoenvironmental and Palaeoclimatic Conditions in the Bhimtal Valley, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, Between 40 and 24 ka Using Granulometric Analysis 

      Kotlia, B.S.; Kukreti, Manmohan; Bisht, Harish; Palar, Biswajit; Seiler, Martin Thomas; Nadeau, Marie-Josee; Singh, A.K.; Joshi, L.M.; Sharma, Anupama; Kashyap, Rajkumar; Chand, Pooja; Gururani, Kalpana; Mehra, Abhishek (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In this research, we conducted a detailed granulometric analysis of 9.5 m thick palaeolake succession, exposed at Bilaspur (Bhimtal) in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya to reconstruct the palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic ...
    • The paradox of searching efficiency or why are violent population cycles so uncommon in terrestrial ecosystem 

      Oksanen, Lauri; Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa M; Oksanen, Tarja Maarit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The searching efficiency of predators depends on the balance between the adaptations of the predator and the counter-adaptations of the prey. In this evolutionary race, the prey should normally have the upper hand, as it ...